Do you feel like the comedy news shows by you and Stewart are having any effect on the actual mainstream/cable news networks? You both pick their stories apart frequently and point out their biases, have you noticed any change in their practices? Is the goal of your show purely to entertain, or would you really like to affect a change on the news media?

Just to be super-clear for those reading, "affect" is generally the verb form (meaning "to change") and "effect" is generally the noun form (meaning "a change"). However, "effect" is the verb for "to cause", as in "to effect a change on the news media."

You gained your fame and fortune slightly later in life, was there ever a point in your career where you thought about plan B? What kept you going as an actor, why did you keep trying? At what point did you realize that everything was probably going to be okay, was it a specific gig you landed? What did you do to excel your career when you weren't booking gigs? Lastly, do you have any advice for 20 somethings pursuing a tough career during this economic downfall where it isn't just actors who aren't getting jobs?

If you watch his Charlie Rose interview you see that comedy was his plan b over serious acting. He did both and decided that the comedy people were better people so he gave up his dreams of dignity to hang around them more. Not exactly what you're asking, but relevant.